The House Committee on Economic Development

80th Legislature

April 18, 2007

10:30 a.m. or upon final adjourn./recess

E1.014

 

Pursuant to a notice posted on April 13, 2007 and to a suspension of the 5-day posting rule on April 18, 2007 to allow the committee to hear Senate Bill 679, the House Committee on Economic Development met in a public hearing and was called to order by the chair, Representative Deshotel, at 3:55 p.m.

 

The roll was answered as follows:

 

Present:              Representatives Deshotel; Straus; Dunnam; Morrison; Ortiz, Jr. (5).

 

Absent:              Representatives Kolkhorst; Veasey (2).

 

A quorum was present.

 

HB 3825

 

The chair laid out HB 3825.

 

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain the measure.

 

Representative Straus offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Morrison to explain and to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 456

 

The chair laid out HB 456.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

The chair offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to explain the measure.

 

Testimony was taken.  (See attached witness list.)

 

(Representative Veasey now present.)

 

(Representative Kolkhorst now present.)

 

The chair recognized Representative Rodriguez to close on the measure.

 

The committee substitute was withdrawn without objection.

 

The bill was left pending without objection.

 

HB 2947

 

The chair laid out HB 2947 as pending business.

 

Representative Kolkhorst offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Kolkhorst moved that HB 2947, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Deshotel; Straus; Kolkhorst; Morrison; Ortiz, Jr. (5).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Dunnam; Veasey  (2).

 

SB 679

 

The chair laid out SB 679.

 

Representative Straus moved that SB 679, without amendments, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Deshotel; Straus; Morrison; Ortiz, Jr. (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Veasey  (3).

 

HB 3037

 

The chair laid out HB 3037 as pending business.

 

Representative Straus offered a complete committee substitute.

 

The committee substitute was adopted without objection.

 

Representative Morrison moved that HB 3037, as substituted, be reported favorably to the full house with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed. The motion prevailed by the following record vote:

 

Ayes:                             Representatives Deshotel; Straus; Morrison; Ortiz, Jr. (4).

 

Nays:                             None (0).

 

Present, Not Voting:     None  (0).

 

Absent:                          Representatives Kolkhorst; Dunnam; Veasey  (3).

 

At 4:46 p.m., on the motion of the chair and without objection, the meeting was adjourned subject to the call of the chair.

 

 

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Rep. Deshotel, Chair

 

 

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Mica Odom, Clerk